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Two persons die of heavy rains in Saudi Arabia
Date: 2014-11-17 08:06:20 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1347621
Two person were killed and two others injured due to heavy rains that hit the Saudi cities of Jeddah and Mecca. Rescue teams were deployed to deal with any emergency. ....
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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain to return ambassadors to Qatar
Date: 2014-11-17 08:02:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Arab world - SN:1 - ID:1347249
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on Sunday agreed to return their ambassadors to Qatar, said a statement by the GCC on Sunday. The decision came following a meeting held among Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdel Aziz, Sheikh Mohammed ....
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Libyan Special Forces personnel killed in Benghazi clashes
Date: 2014-11-17 07:59:27 GMT - Libya - Arab world - SN:16 - ID:1347541
A Libyan Special Forces personnel was killed Sunday in Benghazi. A Libyan military source told MENA that the soldier was killed during violent clashes with Ansar al-Sharia militia in Benghazi's Sabri district. ....
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US ambassador to Lebanon urgs unity to confront Daesh
Date: 2014-11-17 07:57:10 GMT - Lebanon - Arab world - SN:14 - ID:1347521
US Ambassador to Lebanon David Hale said Sunday Daesh's attempt to "spread the seeds of hatred" and should be countered by interactive exchanges between people from across all regions. "Your openness to learning new things and meeting new people ....
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Islamist militants attack Somali pres. palace
Date: 2014-11-17 07:40:17 GMT - Somalia - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1347405
Islamist militants from Al-Shabab movement have attacked the Somali's presidential palace in Mogadishu on Sunday. The movement's spokesman Abu Musab said that they fired mortar bombs at the palace while top officials where there. But, the ....
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UN convoy hit by explosion in Baghdad
Date: 2014-11-17 07:36:22 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:6 - ID:1347373
A United Nations convoy of three vehicles proceeding from the Baghdad International Airport to the International Zone was hit with at least one explosion this morning. No UN personnel were killed or injured in the incident and all proceeded ....
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5 killed, 22 injured in 2 car bombs in Iraq
Date: 2014-11-16 11:09:57 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:19 - ID:1337245
Five people were killed and 22 others injured after two car bombs rocked Baghdad on Saturday, security sources said. The first booby-trapped car went off after it was left by its driver in a line of vehicles before an army's checkpoint, northern ....
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Daesh claims beheading of U.S. aid worker Kassig
Date: 2014-11-16 09:38:17 GMT - Syria - Arab world - SN:22 - ID:1342005
Daesh militants claimed they beheaded U.S. aid worker Peter Kassig in video, Al-Arabiya satellite TV reported. The 26-year-old former U.S. soldier was paraded at the end of Daesh video released in October that showed the murder of British aid ....
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5 civilians killed in car bomb at Baghdad airport street
Date: 2014-11-16 08:22:55 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:11 - ID:1341245
A booby-trapped car blast went off on Sunday in Baghdad International Airport Street, leaving five civilians killed, according to BBC Radio. Ambulances rushed to the scene of the blast, while security forces cordoned it off. ....
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Iraqi PM urges army to find bodies of pilots killed after downing helicpoter
Date: 2014-11-16 08:18:37 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:9 - ID:1341197
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi urged on Sunday military to intensify efforts to find the bodies of pilots who were killed when a helicopter was downed in Salah-ad-Din province in Iraq. In a press release, Abadi said the helicopter was shot ....